Not-so-fancy R&R

by Courtney Pierce




The cell phone sits disconnected from its charger. The television screen is dark. My
laptop doesn’t chime with spam. I glance at an empty calendar on the bulletin board in the kitchen, void of obligations. Yeah! No
fancy meals on the docket.









We are in our home in Montana, an oasis of forest, lakes,
mountains, and wildlife. Glacier National Park is only twenty